The Expulsion (film)
- William Dieterle: Hunter Lauer
- Ilka Gruening: Mother Steyer
- Eugen Klopfer: Son Steyer
- Emilie short: Village Seamstress
- Robert Leffler: minister
- Lucie Mannheim: Daughter Aenne Steyer
- Aud Egede Nissen: Ludmilla Steyer
- Jakob Tiedtke: Rent writer
The expulsion. The power of the second wife is a German film drama in 1923 after the eponymous play by Carl Hauptmann of 1905. [A 1]
Action
The Giant Mountains, lives high up and works the family Steyer, grandfather and grandmother Steyer, whose son, his second wife Ludmilla and the granddaughter Aenne Steyers from his first marriage. You lead a modest life. Ludmilla but married the son only because of the money actually is the the hunter Lauer attached, with which they, even after her wedding to Steyer, is having an affair. As Steyer it learns and Lauer appears in front of the hut, provides Steyer his wife to task. It denies everything, claiming Lauer came to Aenne, Steyers daughter from his first marriage. In the evening, Ludmilla and Steyer go dancing. You want to prove it, how much she loves her husband. As Steyer is drunk, he tries to betroth Lauer and Aenne and sold his hut. Ale he noticed his mistake, it is too late: the house is sold, Ludmilla has disappeared Lauer me and when he returned to the hut, his parents pull straight ahead. In one night, Steyer has lost everything.
Background
The film was produced by the Decla - Bioscope AG. The shooting took place in February 1923 in the Giant Mountains (on the rascal and Hampel Baude ) instead. The production manager was Edward Kubat, the buildings created Erich Czerwonski and Rochus Gliese. The film had a length of 1557 meters. The German premiere was on 23 September 1923 Berlin Ufa - Theater am Kurfürstendamm. The film is considered lost.